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H.R. 2046 106th Congress House

Patient Access to Information Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure access by participants and beneficiaries of group health plans to information… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure access by participants and beneficiaries of group health plans to information regarding plan coverage, managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality of medical care.

Introduced: June 8, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 1999
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 9 - 5.
Jun 16, 1999
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jun 8, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 8, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 16, 1999

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 9 - 5.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Access to Information Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require plan administrators to include specified information on plan coverage, managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality of medical care in summary plan descriptions, and to provide certain other information upon request of the participant or beneficiary. Requires advance notice of exclusion from a drug formulary of a drug or biological that is used in the treatment of a chronic illness or disease.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2046: Patient Access to Information Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2046/
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"H.R. 2046: Patient Access to Information Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2046/.
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H.R. 2046, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2046/.
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